Month: February 2026

The Federal Government has responded to calls from Nigerians to investigate the alleged child sexual abuse at singer Simi’s mother’s daycare centre.

This came after Simi’s old posts on X surfaced on social media amid the rape allegation by a Tiktok user identified as Mirabel.

DAILY POST reports that the singer had raised concerns over the growing sexual assault culture in the country.

While explaining that almost every woman she knows are victims of sexual assault, she recommended that rapists should be castrated.

Her post resulted in an online exchange between her and others with contradictory opinions.

Amid the controversy, some of the singer’s old tweet about experience with children at her mother’s daycare resurfaced online, with users alleging it suggested inappropriate intent.

Reacting to call from netizens, the Nigeria government through the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, assured the public of its commitment to investigate every credible claim of child sexual abuse and misconduct.

NAPTIP in a post on its official X, urged anyone with concrete information or victims to reach out confidentially.

“If you have factual information, evidence, or were directly affected, please reach out confidentially via DM or email info@naptip.gov.ng.”

NAPTIP to probe alleged ‘child sexual abuse’ at singer Simi mum’s daycare

Nigerian music executive, Olumide Ogunade, popularly known as ID Cabasa, has said the assumption that wisdom is associated with aging is flawed.

He argued that a lot of people who are presumed to be wise because of their experiences often posse obsolete experiences.

The 50-year-old noted that wisdom should be determined by competence rather than experience.

Speaking in a recent episode of The Clarity Zone podcast, Cabasa clarified that he isn’t saying that older people are not smart, but that wisdom shouldn’t be determined by age alone.

“The assumption that the older you get, the wiser you are is an assumption that has never been true. I am not saying older people are not smart or wise.

“But most times, people see themselves as wiser because they are more experienced not competent. But most of the experiences that you are bringing, a lot of them are obsolete,” he said.

Cabasa added, “If you are growing as a person, there is a tendency that as you get older, you are going to be wiser. But that isn’t the case if you are not growing but just aging.

“We are dealing with a generation that came with computer OS but you learned how to use computer. So, we need to be careful not to demand for respect only on the basis of age.”

It’s wrong to assume people get wiser just by aging – ID Cabasa

R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.

Speaking in an interview with Big Boy TV, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.

“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.

“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.

Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.

She admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.

The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.

They booed, threw bottles at me – Tems recounts initial rejection in music industry